Using "A"  and "B"  describe the fallacy of Denying the Antecedent

What will be an ideal response


Premise #1: If A, then B.
Premise #2: Not A,
Conclusion: Therefore, not B.

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A. the apostle John, brother of James B. John, companion of Paul of Tarsus C. John Zebedee, son of James D. John, a carpenter from Galilee who was an early convert

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Falun Gong is practiced in secret in contemporary China

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Bird sees clear echoes of the Lord's Supper in the account of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:35).

a. true b. false

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"Most Hollywood movie stars believe in reincarnation. I know because I read it in a British tabloid." Identify the fallacy that applies to this example.

A. The slippery-slope fallacy B. The loaded question fallacy C. The questionable cause fallacy D. The inappropriate appeal to authority fallacy E. None of the answers are correct

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